Columbus Day is a federal holiday, and, in my humble opinion, no other day is more suitable. After all, Columbus was dead wrong about the key assumption underlying his endeavours, that being the size of the earth. Every educated person in Columbus’ day knew it was round, of course – that realization went back to… Continue reading Occupy Wall Street Gets Street Smart
Category: Science and Technology
Solyndra Hides from Sunshine Behind the Fifth Amendment
Late yesterday while I was alone in my office, working on an analysis of Italian bond price effects on exchange rates for the Euro, Gretchen opened one of the oak doors leading to the reception area and poked her head in. “I’ve got Vice President Joe Biden on Line Two,” she informed me. “He says… Continue reading Solyndra Hides from Sunshine Behind the Fifth Amendment
MS Cloud Services Goes Micro and Soft as Unsatisfied Customers Demand Refunds
I stopped by the Round Robin Bar on Friday evening after work, as I often do, and found Clemson slumped over this third drink. “How’s that song go?” Clemson mused as he contemplated his glass of lager, “’Hey, bartender, one scotch, one bourbon and one beer?’ Yeah, I think that’s it.” “Ah yes,” I responded… Continue reading MS Cloud Services Goes Micro and Soft as Unsatisfied Customers Demand Refunds
Internet Explorer Users Soon to Become Much Smarter
As I am sure most readers of this Web log can readily guess, within the last few days, Debt Ceiling Madness has taken Washington hostage and refused to negotiate. Even I, who, admittedly, am extremely jaded as a result of working all these years Inside the Beltway, am astonished at the prevailing levels of unreason,… Continue reading Internet Explorer Users Soon to Become Much Smarter
America’s Credit Score to Hit 300
My dear sister Rose is a school teacher in Fairfax, Virginia. Due to the type of budget problems plaguing even the most affluent public school systems these days, however, the county was not able to offer her employment between June and September. It has in the past, I must quickly note, and it does, in… Continue reading America’s Credit Score to Hit 300